ENGAGE: Teaching the Social Studies Podcast

3. Exploring Genocide Education from the Herero to the Holodomor

Justin teaches a Genocide and Human Rights class at his school and, in this podcast, describes how he approaches teaching the definition of Genocide and how he utilizes teaching of the genocide of the Herero and Nama people, the Armenian Genocide, and the Holodomor to approach that topic.  Future episodes in this series on Genocide Education will include Justin's teaching about human rights, the Holocaust, Cold War era genocides, and genocide today.
 
RESOURCES
10 Stages of Genocide
Armenian Genocide Resources
Aurora's Sunrise by PBS
Red Famine
Holodomor Images (for introductory inquiry analysis)
Some Great Additional Resources from Echoes and Reflections

2. Escape Rooms/Breakouts in the Social Studies Classroom

Justin shares his experience utilizing escape room/breakout experiences for the first day of class, reviewing, and teaching/sharing content.  Share your experiences or interact with the show's hosts via out new Facebook page here.

1. Who We Are and Why We Are Here!

A quick introduction to Justin and Alisha with a preview of where they plan to take this podcast.

ENGAGE Trailer

Interested in making your social studies classroom more engaging?  Tune in each week where we share the strategies and tips that have worked for us as teachers from all different levels of social studies teaching.